City of Santa Barbara - Government - City Departments - Community Development

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The Community Development Department is responsible for planning & zoning, building and safety, and housing and redevelopment for the City of Santa Barbara. On this web page you will find information about each of the divisions, ongoing projects, information about existing building permits, neighborhood information, historic resources, important planning projects and much more.

Contact Us
Click here to view a more detailed Community Development Directory of Contacts

Click here to view the department organizational chart

Phone Numbers:
Phone Hours: 8:00-5:00 PM
(805) 564-5502 Administration
(805) 564-5485 Building and Safety
(805) 564-5461 Housing and Redevelopment
(805) 564-5470 Planning

Physical Address
City of Santa Barbara
Community Development Department
630 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Located between Ortega and Cota Streets
(map link)

Mailing Address:
Community Development Department
Division Name
P.O. Box 1990
Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990

FAX Numbers:
(805) 564-5506 Administration
(805) 564-5476 Building and Safety
(805) 564-5477 Housing and Redevelopment
(805) 897-1904 Planning

Business Hours
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (PT),
Monday thru Thursday and
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (PT) alternate Fridays

Click here for the list of New Office Hours
Click here for the Calendar of Closed Fridays

What’s NEW? – Check out the Residents Guide to the Planning Process Brochure and Planning Central Web page!

Planning has created a new Residents Guide to Navigating the Planning Process brochure which is now available at the planning counter at 630 Garden Street. The brochure is also available for download at the new "Planning Central" web page. Please visit this new page at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Resident/Planning/ to find out more.